Chief of Staff

A well regarded professional services business is in the market for a Chief of Staff or Business Manager.

This is a 6 month fixed term contract starting in mid April and will suit someone that has served in this role within a professional services environment.

In this role you will serve as a key member of the Chairmans office, supporting the management and direction of the firm’s strategic plan. You’ll be required to maintain oversight and ensure priority actions and work-streams remain aligned to the plan. In addition, you’ll track projects and initiatives sponsored by the Chairman’s office, following up on action items, status updates and supporting plans, to ensure actions and decisions are followed through to completion.

Other duties include:

• Routinely bring together multiple senior level stakeholders with divergent perspectives and drive decisions, resolve conflicts, influencing to successful outcomes and ensure a variety of perspectives are considered in all dealings with the Chairman’s
• Act as an early warning system for the Chaiman on any client or internal People issues or risks.
• Accompany the Chaiman, or stand in for on occasion, at appropriate internal meetings.
• Draft content for the Chaiman, including internal communications, talking points for firmwide calls and leadership meetings, and materials pertaining to key strategic workstreams.
• Anticipate, plan and manage events for the Chaiman.
• Support the preparation of activities involving the Chaiman such as strategy meetings, All Offices calls, All Hands meetings, etc. Drive the agenda and post meeting follow up.
• Work with the Chaiman to prepare materials for the Board, ExCo, Group Comm and other meetings.
• Act as a trusted conduit for the Chairman’s direct reports.

In order to be considered for this opportunity you must have a strong track record either working in a strategic advisory role or consulting experience advising clients. You must have strong leadership skills, with the additional ability to interact effectively with people with diverse styles, make informed decisions, find solutions, encourage and support change and constructively deal with conflicts, keeping in mind regional perspectives.

If this describes your skill set, send your CV today.

The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.